Scientists have discovered thousands of supernovae simply resting as far as eight billion light years ahead of Earth. A team of researchers have found about 1,800 dying stars in the process of exploding out of existence, several of which would come in handy to calculate star distance and offer new leads of the expansion of the universe.
The discovery was possible, thanks to advanced capabilities of the Subaru telescope, an 8.2 metre instrument in Hawaii. Scientists captured rare events using the 860 mega-pixel camera, the Subarus Hyper Suprihyper suprimeme and produced ultra-sharp wide-angle shots of the phenomenon. This technology duo has enabled scientists to create a 3D map of dark matter, and observation of primordial black holes in the past.
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